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Life of Our holy Prophet(PBUH)
Episode 52

A Reward of One Hundred Camels
When a companion, Hazrat Hamza ibn Jundub, peace be upon him, learned that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, had migrated, he said, "There is no reason for me to stay in Mecca anymore." He then ordered his family to travel with him. They set off for Medina, but when they reached the area of Tan'im, Hazrat Hamza passed away. On this occasion, Allah revealed this verse in Surah An-Nisa:
"And whoever leaves his home, emigrating to Allah and His Messenger, and then death overtakes him—his reward has already become incumbent upon Allah. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful." (Verse 100)
The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, once asked Hazrat Hassan ibn Thabit, "Hassan, have you composed any poetry about Abu Bakr?"
He replied, "Yes."
The Prophet said, "Recite it; I want to hear it."
Hazrat Hassan ibn Thabit was a great poet, known as the "Poet of the Messenger." At the Prophet's request, he recited two verses, which can be translated as follows:
"Hazrat Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq was the second of the two, in that high and lofty cave. When they reached the mountain, the enemy circled them. He was a passionate lover of the Prophet, as the world knows, and in this love for the Messenger, he had no equal or peer."
Upon hearing these verses, the Prophet smiled until his blessed teeth became visible. He then said, "You have spoken the truth, Hassan. He is just as you have said. He is the most beloved to the companion of the cave (meaning, to me). No other person can equal him."
Hazrat Abu Darda narrates that one day, the Prophet saw him walking ahead of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and said, "O Abu Darda, what is this? You walk ahead of a person who is better than you in this world and the hereafter. By the One in whose hand is my soul, after the Prophets and Messengers, no man better than Abu Bakr has ever seen the sunrise or the sunset."
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas narrates that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, "Jibril came to me and said that Allah commands you to seek counsel from Abu Bakr."
Hazrat Anas narrates that the Messenger of Allah said, "Love for Abu Bakr is obligatory upon my Ummah."
These few Hadith have been mentioned to highlight the status of Hazrat Abu Bakr, as he was the Prophet's companion during the Hijra, an immense honor.
After leaving the cave, the Prophet and Hazrat Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq mounted their camels and began their journey with a guide. Hazrat Amir ibn Fuhayra also rode on the same camel with Hazrat Abu Bakr. This small caravan set off, with the guide leading them along the coast.
Whenever they met someone, they would ask Hazrat Abu Bakr, "Who is this person with you?"
He would reply, "He is my guide."
He meant "my guide on the path of religion." However, people understood this vague answer to mean that he was a geographical guide. The reason for Abu Bakr's ambiguous reply was that the Prophet had instructed him to deflect people's questions. The Prophet couldn't lie in any situation, so Abu Bakr would give a double-meaning answer. People knew Abu Bakr, as he frequently traveled those routes for trade, so no one asked him who he was.
Meanwhile, the Quraysh had announced a reward of one hundred camels for anyone who captured the Prophet. Suraqah ibn Malik, who had not yet accepted Islam at that time, also heard this announcement.
Suraqah himself recounts his story:
"I had just heard the announcement when a man from a coastal village came to me and said, 'O Suraqah, I saw some people heading toward the coast, and I think they are Muhammad and his companions.' I was also convinced that it must be the Prophet and his companions. I got up, went home, and told my servant to secretly take my mare to the valley and wait for me there. Then I took my spear and left through the back of my house to meet her. I wanted to keep this a secret so I could claim the one hundred camels for myself. I also put on my armor, mounted my mare, and rode toward them. I galloped my mare very fast until I was a short distance from the Prophet.
At that moment, my mare stumbled and fell on her face, and I fell with her. She got up and neighed. I got up, and I had divining arrows in my quiver—arrows that the Arabs used for fortune-telling. Some had 'do' written on them, and others had 'do not.' I took one and drew a lot, wanting to know if I should proceed with this or not. The result was 'do not,' which was against my desire to win the reward. Despite the 'do not' arrow, I mounted my mare and rode forward. I got very close to the Prophet, who was reciting the Quran and wasn't looking back. However, Hazrat Abu Bakr kept looking back repeatedly.
At that moment, my mare's front legs sank into the ground up to her knees, even though the ground was hard and rocky. I got off my mare and rebuked her. She stood up, but her legs were still stuck in the ground. They wouldn't come out. I drew another lot, and the 'do not' arrow came out again. Finally, I cried out, 'Look at me! I will not harm you, nor will you encounter anything unpleasant from me. I am Suraqah ibn Malik, a well-wisher, not a person who will harm you. I don't know if the people of my village have also set out toward you or not.'
By this, I meant that if others were coming, I would stop them. The Prophet then told Hazrat Abu Bakr, 'Ask him what he wants.' I told them about myself and my intentions, and I said, 'Just pray that my mare's legs come out of the ground. I promise I won't pursue you anymore.'"

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The Holy Prophet saw some people who had a pile of excellent meat on one side and rotting, foul-smelling meat on the other. They were leaving the good meat and eating the bad, smelly meat. You asked Jibril, “Who are these people?”
He replied, “These are the men to whom Allah Almighty had given chaste women, that is, wives, but they left them and went to other women. Or they are women who left their husbands and went to other men.”
You saw people there who were tearing and eating the flesh from their own sides. They were told, “Eat this, just as you used to eat the flesh of your brother.” You asked, “Who are these people?”
Jibril replied, “These are the people who used to backbite one another.”
The Vision of Heaven
After being shown Hell, you were shown Paradise. You saw domes made of pearls there, and the soil was of musk. You saw pomegranates in Paradise that were as big as large buckets, and the birds of Paradise were as large as camels.
After touring the seven heavens, you were taken to Sidrat al-Muntaha, which is a lote tree. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, saw a spring at the root of Sidrat al-Muntaha. Two rivers flowed from it: one named Kauthar and the other named Rahmat (Mercy). You said, “I bathed in this spring.”
According to one narration, four rivers of Paradise flow from the root of Sidrat al-Muntaha: one of water, the second of milk, the third of honey, and the fourth of wine.
At that moment, you saw Jibril at Sidrat al-Muntaha in his original form, the one in which Allah Almighty created him. He has six hundred wings, and each wing is so large that it covers the edge of the sky. From these wings, countless colorful pearls and rubies were falling, and their number is known only to Allah.
Then a cloud came and surrounded you. You were lifted up through this cloud. Jibril remained there. (In some narrations, it is mentioned that you were lifted by a ladder instead of a cloud.) It was here that you heard the sound of the pens, the rustling of the pens writing on the Preserved Tablet (Al-Lauh al-Mahfuz). These were the pens of destiny, and the angels were writing the destinies of creation with them.
From this account, it is understood that Jibril, peace be upon him, did not go beyond Sidrat al-Muntaha, and it is also known that Sidrat al-Muntaha is above the seventh heaven. Some scholars have written that it is to the right of the 'Arsh (Throne) of Allah.
In one narration, Jibril, peace be upon him, took you above the seventh heaven. There, you reached a river where there were tents of rubies, pearls, and emeralds. In this river was a green bird, so beautiful that you had never seen a bird like it. Jibril, peace be upon him, said, “This is the river of Kauthar that Allah Almighty has bestowed upon you.”
You said, “I saw golden and silver goblets floating in it, placed in trays of ruby and emerald. The water of this river was whiter than milk. I picked up a goblet, filled it from the river, and drank. It was sweeter than honey and more fragrant than musk.”
You said, “Jibril, peace be upon him, took me to Sidrat al-Muntaha. Beyond it is the Great Veil (Hijab-e-Akbar). Upon reaching the Great Veil, he said, ‘My limit ends here. You must go forward now.’”
You said, “I moved forward until I reached a throne of gold. A silk carpet of Paradise was spread on it. At that moment, I heard the voice of Jibril, peace be upon him, saying, ‘O Muhammad! Allah Almighty is praising you. Listen and obey. Do not be terrified by the Divine Speech.’”
At that moment, I praised the Almighty. After that, I had a vision of Allah. I immediately fell into prostration. Then Allah revealed to me, saying, “O Muhammad! Until you enter Paradise, it will remain forbidden for all the prophets. Similarly, until your Ummah (community) enters Paradise, it will remain forbidden for all other communities.”
In addition, Allah Almighty said, “O Muhammad! We have bestowed Kauthar upon you. Thus, you have the distinction that all the inhabitants of Paradise will be your guests.”
The Divine Decrees
After this, fifty prayers were made obligatory. The number of prayers was reduced at the suggestion of Prophet Musa, peace be upon him, until their number became five. However, Allah Almighty said, “O Muhammad! There are five prayers every day. The reward for each one will be equal to ten, and in this way, the reward for these five prayers will be equal to fifty. And whoever from your Ummah intends to do a good deed but does not do it, I will write one good deed for him just for the intention. And if he performs that good deed, I will write it as ten good deeds. And whoever intends to do a bad deed but does not do it, I will still write one good deed for him. And if he performs that bad deed, I will write only one bad deed as a consequence.”
You said, “I saw written on the gate of Paradise: ‘The reward for charity is ten times, and the reward for a loan is eighteen times.’”
I asked Jibril, “Why is it that giving a loan is better than giving charity?”
He replied, “The reason for this is that the one who asks for charity, even when he asks, has something. But the one who asks for a loan asks at a time when he has nothing at all.”

During the Journey of Miraaj ,
The state of Hell was shown to you(PBUH) in a vision as you reached a valley. There, you heard a very hideous sound and also felt a foul odor. You asked, “Jibril! What is this?”
He replied, “This is the sound of Hell. It is saying, ‘O my Lord! Give me the food you have promised me. My chains and shackles, my fire, my flames, my heat, my hot winds, pus, and other dreadful forms of torment have all greatly increased. My depth and the heat of the fire within that depth—that is, my belly and its hunger—are immense. So, give me the sustenance you have promised me.’”
In response to Hell’s cry, Allah Almighty said, “Every disbeliever and idolater, every malicious, villainous, and vile man and woman, is your food.”
Upon hearing this, Hell replied, “That's enough! I am pleased.”
During the same journey, you were shown the image of the Dajjal. His appearance was like that of Abdul 'Uzza ibn Qatan. This Abdul 'Uzza had died in the days of Jahiliyyah, before the advent of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
You were also shown some people whose lips were like those of camels. In their hands were large embers, like stones, so big that each one filled their hand. They were putting these embers into their mouths. Seeing this scene, you asked Jibril, “Jibril! Who are these people?”
He replied, “These are the people who forcibly and unjustly devoured the wealth of orphans.”

One day, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sitting in the Masjid al-Haram with some of his companions. At that time, a man from the Zubayd tribe came there. A group of the Quraysh of Mecca were also gathered nearby. The man from the Zubayd tribe went near them and walked around. Then he said, "O Quraysh! How can any person enter your area, and how can any merchant come to your land when you oppress everyone who comes?"
​As he spoke, he reached the place where Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sitting, and the Prophet said to him, "Who has oppressed you?"
​He explained, "I brought three of my best camels to sell, but Abu Jahl here offered only one-third of their actual price. He did this on purpose, because he knows he is the chief of his tribe. No one will offer more than the price he has set. This means I will have to sell these camels for such a low price. If this isn't oppression, then what is? This trade journey of mine will be a waste."
​Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) listened to his whole story and said, "Where are your camels?"
​He replied, "They are right here at the Khazura location."
​At that moment, the Prophet stood up, took his companions with him, and went to the camels. He saw that the camels were indeed very excellent. He negotiated their price with the man and finally, a deal was happily settled. He bought the camels from him. Then he sold two of the most excellent ones and distributed the money among the widowed women. Abu Jahl was sitting right there in the market. He saw the deal happening but couldn't utter a single word. The Prophet came to him and said, "Beware, Amr! (Abu Jahl's name). If you do this again, I will be very stern with you."
​Hearing this, he said in a terrified manner, "Muhammad! I will never do this again... I will never do this again."
​After that, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) returned from there. On the way, Umayyah ibn Khalaf met Abu Jahl. He had other companions with him. These people asked Abu Jahl, "It seems you are coming back disgraced by Muhammad. It looks like you either want to follow him or you have become afraid of him."
​Abu Jahl replied, "I can never follow Muhammad. The weakness you saw in me is because when I saw Muhammad (peace be upon him), I saw many men to his right and left. They had spears and lances in their hands, and they were brandishing them at me. If I had not obeyed him at that time, all those people would have attacked me."

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